i actually had the desire for all of a day without even using it! i went on 3 network,did the contract over the phone all went without a hitch until the phone arrived,in a refurb box! fuckers had sent me a refurbished phone which rattled about like hell in the box,no packaging at all in there! sent it back straight away and stuck with the good ole blackberry on 02 for now. i will be getting one from 02 once my contract expires with my bb in oct 2012!!!

I've got an iPhone 3G at the mo, it's a long time out of contract too (I'm still on one of the unlimited data contracts) but I'm looking to upgrade.

I'm not keen on the iPhone 4 - it's just far too similar to my current phone - I want something new, something that I have to learn all over again

Given that your review was a few months ago now, do you still think the Desire HD is a great phone? Is it worth me waiting until about May for the Desire S? I think I prefer the HD given its larger screen, but will the HD get the same upgrades to the Android software?

Also, what about contracts/upgrade deals? Do you have any recommendation on those? Mine is currently with O2 on the Online 45 tariff - 1200 mins, 500 texts and unlimited data. I rarely use all the minutes and often get near the limit of texts.

Hello mate. Well, the Desire HD is still a great phone. Myself I've moved from it to the Nexus S, but there isn't much between them.

There are a whole bunch of new phones on there way within the next couple of months, myself I like the look of the Samsung Galaxy S2, but it's being touted at something crazy like £600 right now. I'm sure nearer the time the price will drop.

As for contracts, I had a tip to call retentions rather than sales (or whoever it usually is) and got Orange to give me a Desire HD for free on a £20 a month contract. Generally if you say someone else (Vodafone) have offered you something else, they will do their best to match it.

Good point - I used retentions a lot when I was with T-Mobile. Only switched to O2 because at the time, they had the iPhone on an exclusive deal with Apple. T-Mobile were very good to me over the years.

I'll have a look at the Samsung S2 and the Nexus S - admittedly neither have ever made it into my shortlist before, but after 2+ years on the iPhone, I need something new.